Texas Rangers To Place Matt Harrison on DL; Recall Tommy Hunter

ARLINGTON – The Rangers will place LHP Matt Harrison on the DL for the second time this season Sunday and will recall Tommy Hunter to replace him in the starting rotation on Sunday. It’s uncertain whether Hunter would get more than one start since the Rangers have an off day on Thursday and could juggle the rotation leading up to the All-Star break.

Harrison, who spent three weeks on the DL with shoulder soreness earlier this month, is returning with soreness in the shoulder/biceps area. He has struggled in two starts since returning from the first stint on the DL. Most recently, he allowed Arizona, which ranks 15th of 16 teams in the NL in batting average, seven hits, four walks and seven runs in 3.2 innings on Tuesday.

Hunter made one emergency start for the Rangers on May 29, lasting 5.1 innings against Oakland and allowing three runs on seven hits. It will be his fifth major league start. He is still seeking his first big league win, though the Rangers did end up winning the Oakland game.

Moving Harrison to the DL will make the fifth DL assignment for a member of the Rangers’ Opening Day rotation: Two for Harrison and one each for Kris Benson, Brandon McCarthy and Vicente Padilla.